Marnie’s house. Marnie enters the living room. Her mom is
sitting on the sofa. There are seven unopened bottles of liquor on the coffee
table.

Mom: Marnie, all these years I’ve drank too much and
neglected you. I’ve missed out on so much, particularly a lot of big moments in
your life. I have seven bottles of liquor here, the last in the house. I am not
going to buy anymore liquor ever again. These are the last bottles of liquor
you will see in this house. Starting now, I am going to drink all seven
bottles, then I will not go near this vile liquid ever again.

(She proceeds to drink all the bottles of liquor.)

Scene 3

The living room. Heavy metal music is blasting. Marnie’s mom
is talking to a squirrel.

Mom: You are my anchor. You are my … my … my anchor. You
know that.

Scene 4

Anerexia camp. Marnie is lying in bed. An automated voice
comes out of the headboard.

Automated Voice: Time to get up. Breakfast in five minutes.

Marnie: OK, OK.

Automated Voice: Breakfast in three minutes.

Marnie: Wait. It’s only been five seconds.

Scene 5

The dining room. Marnie enters and sits down at a table with
a nurse and eight other girls.

Nurse Brown: One of the main things we want to teach here at
Camp Anerexia Belemia is that food is good. It’s not a bad thing. It is to be
enjoyed in the right amounts. Also, we want to teach you about proper
nutrition. Now eat your cold toast, powdered eggs and imitation bacon and drink
_both cartons of milk that have been sitting on the table for an hour and a
half. (The girls eat.) OK, now we’re going to sit quietly for thirty minutes.

Elizabeth:
Hey look at that pretty bird out there.

Nurse Brown: Quiet.

Silence.

Katherine: Man, that carpet’s an ugly colour.

Nurse Brown: Quiet.

Silence.

Victoria:
So what are we going to do after this?

Nurse Brown: OK, quiet time is over.

Scene 6

The dining room. Marnie and the eight other girls are eating
dinner. They have plates of strawberries and cream before them.

Marnie: This reminds me of the last time I had strawberries,
about three months ago.

Flashback …

The Delly Parton. Marnie is sitting at the counter drinking
coffee.

Swedish Chef: Youen wnaty a joben joben.

Marnie: I don’t know

Swedish Chef: Freeey coffeey, even when nota workenen.

Marnie: Well, all right then.

(The Swedish chef goes into the back. A man enters.)

Marnie: Hello.

Man: Hello. I’ll have a tuna on pumpernickel.

Marnie: Would you like anything with it?

Man: Yes, as a matter of fact I would. With this tuna on pumpernickel,
I would like to have you.

(Marnie goes into the refrigerator section and gets the
guacamole. She pauses, then rips open the container and eats it. She then eats
a container of strawberries and some Swiss cheese. She pauses again, then flees
the restaurant.)

The dining room. Marnie and the other girls have finished
their lunches and are sitting quietly. Dennis enters.

Dennis: OK, we have a new girl joining us today. Her name is
Lily. She’s 8 years old and she’ll be bunking with Victoria and Elizabeth. You
have half an hour of free time before group. We’re holding it early because of
Lily.

(Dennis exits. Victoria and Elizabeth head off for the
garden while Katherine and Marnie head for Victoria and Elizabeth’s room.)

Marnie: I know you’re really good at orientations but could
you let me handle this one, please?

Katherine: Sure. I’ll be in the TV room with Mrs.
Beauregarde if you need backup.

(Marnie enters the room where Lily’s mom is exiting.)

Lily’s Mom: (Over her shoulder) See you whenever this is
over. Love ya. (She says this as she is closing the door.)

(Marnie goes over to Lily’s bed and picks up a little
stuffed bear wearing a yellow nightgown with the name Blossom stitched on it.)

Blossom: Yeah, but I’m a simple kind of guy, so as long as I
got a bed to lie on, I’m cool. It’s just been a really difficult time with Lily
having anorexia and all. I may put up a tough exterior but I’m really a
sensitive guy. I just hope this place does something towards getting her to eat
normally, you know. I mean, I hope it’s not one of these expensive places where
they tell you a bunch of mumbo jumbo and send you back out into the world no
better equipped to deal with your problems than before.

Marnie: Well, Lily, want to go on a tour of the place?
Blossom, you want to come, too?

Blossom: Sure. I mean, like I said I worry about her and
everything and I wanna make sure this place is gonna be the kind of place that
will help her.

(Marnie, Lily and Blossom exit the room and walk down the
hall into the group therapy room.)

Rhonda: Come on in, Lily. You can sit beside me for today.
(Pats chair next to her)

Scene 8

A restaurant. Marnie and her father are sitting at a table.
They are eating steak and lobster linguini respectively out of paper bags.

Martin Black: Look, Marnie, you’ve got to stop being
anorexic.

Marnie: What?

Martin: And you’ve got to decide what you want to do with your
life.

Marnie: What?

Martin: Look, This is really bad for the shareholders.

Marnie: Shareholders?

Martin: Your stock value keeps getting lower all the time.

Marnie: I think we better go. (She starts to cry)

Martin: I don’t see why.

Scene 9

The track. Marnie and the other girls are sitting in the
stands with the nurses.

Cary:
I’ve worked at the hospital five years and I ain’t been paid yet.

Anncr: And they’re off. Floorlamp is in the lead, followed
by Dashboard and Big Huge Problem.

Nurses: Yeah.

Anncr: And those three horses have stopped dead. And now the
other horses are catching up. Grocery Bag is in the lead, followed by Sir
Dipwad and Cargo Ship. And they’re rounding the bend into the home stretch, and
it’s Cargo Ship pulling ahead to win the race, followed by Floorlamp and
Grocery Bag.

(The nurses are all crying.)

Scene 10

Old McDonald’s farm. The girls are walking through the
petting zoo. Old McDonald and the nurses are standing nearby.

Katherine: Here’s a sheep. It’s wool is so soft.

Elizabeth: Here’s a cow. It’s skin is so leathery.

Marnie: Here’s a goat. It’s nuzzleing my hand.

Lily: This angora rabbit seems to like me.

Old McDonald: Glad you like the animals. Now, the nurses
called us before you came and told us you girls were anorexic. So, we’re gonna
have a big feast. (He proceeds to slaughter the animals before their eyes and
cook them on the barbecue.) Eat up.

Scene 11

The ice cream store. The girls and the nurses enter. The
girls are still visibly shaken from their visit to the farm.

Nurse Brown: OK, line up and get your ice cream. All of you
must get ice cream.

(Marnie marches to the counter.)

Marnie: I’ll have chocolate ice cream with chocolate sauce
with Reese’s Peaces in a cup, please.

(The man behind the counter gives Marnie her ice cream. She
hands it to Cary.)

Cary:
No thanks. Do you know how many calories there is in that thing!

Marnie: One hundred pounds. I’m practically the size of a
sumo wrestler.

Dennis: Well, we don’t have a sumo wrestler, but we do have
a professional wrestler. You could try going a few rounds with him.

Marnie: Sure.

(Mick Folly steps out. They proceed to wrestle. Mick has
Marnie pinned in about five seconds. They wrestle for many more rounds with the
same results.)

Scene 13

The dining room. The girls have just finished having
breakfast.

Nurse Brown: OK. Today I want you to play a game. Select one
from the corner over there.

(Marnie goes over to the corner where the board games are.)

Marnie: Hey, clue. (She brings the game over to the table)
Hey, where are all the pieces?

Nurse Brown: We took them out so you couldn’t hurt
yourselves.

Marnie: OK, we can work around this. … It was no one nowhere
with nothing.

Katherine: No, it was no one, nowhere with nothing.

Bonnie: No, it was no one nowhere with nothing.

Scene 14

The group therapy room. Rhonda and the girls are sitting in
a circle.

Rhonda: The list. (Silence) The list. Whose turn is it to
make up the list for the Friday meal. Marnie, I believe it’s yours.

Marnie: I hate this. It’s hard enough to get ten normal
people to decide on what to have for dinner. Try getting ten anerexics to
decide what to have for dinner.

Rhonda: Well, you still have to decide on a meal.

Marnie: Humus and tofu.

Girls: Great idea.

Scene 15

The kitchen. The girls are standing around the stove.

Jamie: So how do we cook this?

Marnie: (Doing the actions as she explains how to cook the
meal) First, you fill a pot with water. Then, you put it on the stove and turn
the burner to medium. Then, you add the humus and tofu. When it boils, it’s
done.

Scene 16

Grandma’s cabin. Marnie and her family are sitting around
the table about to have Christmas dinner. Jacque and Francois enter.